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Nota Bene

Never be satisfied. No matter how good it gets, want it to get better. You keep raising the bar of [...]

 William O. Bourke September 1 1989

PERSONAL FINANCF FOR THE CEO

Tracking the economic tide is more profitable than just riding the waves

 Stuart F. Barnes September 1 1989

FROM THE EDITOR

Peter Drucker recently observed that the 1,000 richest people-everyone from the Sultan of Brunei to Ron Perelman and Henry Kravis-may [...]

 Chief Executive September 1 1989

The Struggle For NTT

Government bureaucrats are pushing for an AT&T-like break-up; normally reticent Japanese shareholders are furious at management for the stock’s nosedive in a strong Tokyo market; and the Recruit scandal, which brought down the last government as well as his predecessor, humbled the world’s second largest telecom. Haruo Yamaguchi’s predicament may have one bright side for U.S. technology firms-more orders.

 Chief Executive September 1 1989

COMMENT

In May 1989, my husband and I visited Shanghai and Beijing as guests of the government of the People’s Republic [...]

 Rita Ricardocampbell September 1 1989

Not How Much, But

Nobody likes to be evaluated. Especially if your pay outstrips your performance. In our third annual study of chief executive pay, we take CEOs to task for their high earnings: Are they worth it? Sometimes yes…

 David Meredith September 1 1989

CE ROUNDTABLE

..unless the process of handling , customers is itself the focus of your effort. Contrary to popular notion, training won’t do it, nor will motivation, rapid response, or (believe it) top management attention. Changing the organizational structure helps a lot, but it’s undervalued by virtually everyone.

 Chief Executive September 1 1989

BOOKS

Any CEO who tells you that in his job there is an almost limitless opportunity to be ineffective is bound [...]

 John Harvey-jones September 1 1989

The 10 Best Annual Reports of 1988 …And the 10 Worst

In our sixth annual look at the company report, Knight-Ridder takes first place, garnering the most points ever for best, while UNR Industries places first among this year’s worst for lacking the basics.

 Chief Executive September 1 1989

AMENITIES

Why was Victor Laszlo so eager to get to Lisbon? Perhaps to quaff some of the world’s finest ports.

 Loyd Grossman September 1 1989

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